Brandywine Museum Of Art To Present “The Crafted World Of Wharton Esherick”
Exciting New Exhibit Opens Oct. 13
Opening at the Brandywine Museum of Art this fall, “The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick” will explore the artistic legacy of Wharton Esherick (18871970), one of the most creative and interdisciplinary figures of 20th-century American art, craft and design. Co-organized by the Brandywine and the Wharton Esherick Museum (WEM), this major exhibition will detail the artist’s career from his early woodcut illustrations for books by the avant-garde literati to his revolutionary reimagining of furniture forms as organic sculpture. “The Crafted World” features more than 70 works by the artist and will be the first exhibition to draw exclusively from WEM’s collection of over 3,000 objects. The exhibition will bring together works from across different media mastered by the artist from painting, sculpture and printmaking to woodworking, furniture making and illustration, including many objects never before seen outside of Esherick’s home and studio.
“The Crafted World” will debut at the Brandywine and will be on view from Sunday, Oct. 13, through Jan. 19, 2025. The museum has also organized a two-venue travel tour for the exhibition that will raise the profile of this remarkable artist.
Wharton Esherick’s Flat Top Desk, 1929 and 1962, is made of walnut and padouk, 28-by-82by-36 inches; Desk Chair, 1929, is walnut, padouk, with a laced leather seat, 28-by-18-by-18 inches; and the Desk Figure is a bronze casting of a 1929 Cocobolo original, 10-by-5-by-4 inches, from the Wharton Esherick Museum Collection. Photo by Eoin O’Neill, courtesy of the Wharton Esherick Museum.
Esherick is best known as the father of the Studio Furniture Movement, which saw artists bringing their unique voices to handmade, functional objects and craft traditions, often reinventing them with bold, experimental techniques and forms. He grew up in West Philadelphia and later moved to Malvern, Pa., where he built his own home and studio on the slope of Valley Forge Mountain. Now operated as WEM, this National Historic Landmark for Architecture houses the world’s largest collection of Esherick’s
artworks, spanning seven decades of artistic practice. “Esherick’s creative work was inseparable from his personal identity,” said Emily Zilber, WEM’s Director of Curatorial Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, and curator of the exhibition. “He considered his hand-crafted hillside home and studio, which he designed and built between 1926 and 1966, the best representation of his iconoclastic vision, calling it an autobiography in three dimensions.’ It is significant, then, that ‘The Crafted World’ is the largest exhibition ever organized from the
remarkable collection housed in the artist’s home and studio.”
“The Crafted World” will be presented in thematic vignettes that focus attention on recurring design explorations across Esherick’s body of creative work. Through a variety of forms, formats and media, these vignettes will invite visitors to examine the artist’s unconventional way of life and some of his key artistic interests, urban versus rural life, the movement of the body in space, the power of patterns, and the organic growth of the natural
world. Organized thematically, rather than by chronology or media, the exhibition will allow visitors to witness the evolution of Esherick’s thinking around these primary design concepts.
“This exhibition was originally conceived years ago as a small display of Esherick’s woodblock prints from WEM’s collection at the Brandywine Museum of Art, but the remarkable sweep of the artist’s crossdisciplinary creative brilliance quickly led to this more expansive examination,” said Thomas Padon, the James H. Duff Director of the Brandywine Museum of Art. “In a partnership forged over years of visits to the Wharton Esherick home and studio, conversations and deliberations, and marveling together over the artist’s work, Brandywine and our superb colleagues at WEM developed plans for this long overdue reassessment of Esherick’s contributions to American art.”
WEM’s Executive Director, Julie Siglin, added, “Esherick engaged with the world in a collaborative way; likewise, this exhibition has been a fundamentally collaborative effort from the start. WEM is thrilled to share Esherick’s legacy more broadly with the world through this exciting partnership with the Brandywine.”
Although “The Crafted World” is not a comprehensive retrospective of the artist’s career, the exhibition uses WEM’s significant collection, made up largely of the works Esherick surrounded himself with, to highlight his integrated approach to living and artmaking. “Visitors to ‘The Crafted World’ will be introduced to the artist’s singular voice, creativity and skill in a way that recontextualizes the objects with innovative thematic approaches to his work,” said Amanda Burdan, Senior Curator at the Brandywine,
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Annual Sale Scheduled For Oct. 12 Through Oct. 14
The Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall will host its annual Columbus Day Weekend Extravaganza Sale from Saturday, Oct. 12, through Monday, Oct. 14. During this event there will be a free chance to win one of many Cackleberry gift certificate door prizes, as well as a gift with every purchase. Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall is located at 3371 Lincoln Highway East in Paradise, Pa., on Route 30. It is four miles west of Route 41 and six miles east of the Rockvale Square Outlet Mall in Lancaster County. The huge, 26,000-square-foot facility houses a wide variety of antiques and collectibles displayed by over 125 dealers. Merchandise featured includes items such as furniture, glassware,
The Antique Village of Strasburg is celebrating 25 fantastic years in business. Esther Glick, owner and dealer, says the time has just flown by so quickly. It has been a whirlwind of changes with her property improvements, as well as the changes in the buying habits of the folks strolling through the doors. Items that were hard to come by when she started are more available and vice versa. Trying to stay in tune with the market is important and keeps the dealers of this active, multi-dealer shop on their toes. The 45-plus dealers offer everything from furniture, primitives, glass and china to mid-century modern
Wharton Esherick’s Studio. Photo by Charles Uniatowski, courtesy of the Wharton Esherick Museum.
Independence Seaport Museum Announces New Exhibit
Aboard
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While much is known about the Spanish-American War and Olympia’s role in the conflict,
Focuses On Rarely Discussed Philippine-American War
rarely is there discussion about the conflict between the Philippines and the United States,
the role the ship played in it or how it became a symbolic lightening rod for the war and lasting impacts of American colonialism. On Thursday, Oct. 10, Independence Seaport Museum (ISM) will explore this time in the two countries’ histories in a new exhibit opening aboard the ship Olympia titled “Philippine-American War (1899-1902): Complex Symbols and Conflicting Relationships.”
sharing an often-unspoken part of our nations’ intertwined histories, this time including a Filipino voice in the discussions around this conflict,” stated Roman Ventura, president of the Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia Inc. “This exhibit will inform generations of Filipinos and Americans alike not only about
the Philippine-American War but also its significant influence on the global relationship between the United States and the Philippines up to the present day.”
Since the early 2000s, ISM and FECGP have formally been community partners, with the VFW Pvt. Tomas Claudio Post 1063 having held the first
Philippine flag-raising ceremony aboard Olympia in 1975. Through these annual celebrations and a desire to illuminate the Filipino perspective, the dialogue about the conflict and changing views within the Filipino community about the two countries’ historical relationship has continued between
“Burning Aguinaldo’s Palace” by F. Tennyson Neely (18631941) is from “A Wonderful Reproduction of Living Scenes in Natural Color Photos of America’s New Possessions” (Chicago, 1899) and is a photolithograph on paper, from the Cruiser Olympia Association Collection, depicting the desperate character of the insurgents in this wanton destruction of Malolos church. It was fired by them as they fled before the Americans entered the town. It was done partly in revenge against the religious orders. Continued
“Insurgent Army Surrenders” by J. D. Givens (1863-1939) is from scenes taken in the Philippines, China, Japan, and on the Pacific (ca. 1901) and is a photolithograph on paper, from the Cruiser Olympia Association Collection showing the insurgent Army surrendering to Gen. Frederick D. Grant in Philippine Islands.
Located in the senior officers’ quarters through Dec. 31, 2025, visitors will learn about the war itself as well as the symbols that arose through the complicated relationship between the United States, the Philippines and the Filipino people. To ensure the most accurate depiction of the war and its outcomes, ISM is partnering on the exhibit with the Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia Inc. (FECGP) to include a Filipino perspective.
“We are very excited to be partnering with the Filipino community in the Greater Philadelphia region to bring this exhibition to life. The Olympia is the largest artifact in our collection and so it is fitting that it houses this exhibition that tells the story of the events that occurred after the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898,” says Peter S. Seibert, Independence Seaport Museum’s president and CEO.
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Told in four sections, the exhibit will first place in context the shifting of power between Spain, the Philippines and the United States of America in the outcome of the Spanish-American War as well as introduce visitors to the islands of the Philippines and key figures of the time. The second section will highlight the fleeting semblance of freedom for the Philippines only to have it taken away, the United States’ refusal to recognize the First Philippine Republic and the 1899 Battle of Manila, which was the first and largest battle in the war. Section three will delve deeper into the war itself and the advantages each side had within it as well as look at the United States’ and the Philippines’ positions as well as how they viewed the war and commemorate it to this day. The last section will examine the lasting effects of the conflict, subsequent imperialism and the continued relationship between the countries.
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Collector Anecdotes And Antics
A Speculative Craze That Spawned Another Speculative Craze!
By Shawn Surmick
Let’s hop in my DeLorean time machine and head back to the 1980s. Don’t worry, I won’t leave you behind, but you may want to stay. The 1980s are often considered to be the decade of greed and excess. Looking back, there were many speculative crazes and pop culture
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phenomena that came out of this self-proclaimed decade of decadence. From Nintendo to The Masters of the Universe, from Madonna to Prince, the 1980s had something to offer everyone, and its influence still lives on 40-plus years later. There is, however, one pop culture phenomenon that set the early 1980s on fire and spanned a unique collectible trading card series that still lives on to this very day.
In any other time period, pudgy mass-produced dolls would probably crash and burn in the toy aisle and end up in the clearance aisle. But this was the 1980s, and both consumerism and Wall Street (good 1980s movie by the way) greed were running rampant. Coleco was an American company founded in 1932 as the Connecticut Leather Company. The company eventually expanded into plastics and started making toys and games. By 1982, Coleco secured the rights to produce Cabbage Patch Kids, not realizing the true gold mine they stumbled upon. Cabbage Patch Kids were thought by toy industry insiders at the time to be too quirky and unrealistic to appeal to mass audiences. As such, while Coleco believed in the product, the company started out only producing a modest amount of the dolls, not expecting massive demand would ensue.
Due to a clever marketing campaign emphasizing the idea that Cabbage Patch Kids were not purchased but instead adopted, children clamored for
the deformed dolls. By the 1983 holiday shopping season, it was clear that Coleco was in over their head. The company could not produce enough of the dolls to satisfy consumer demand. There are videos on the internet that show riots breaking out at toy stores across the country with people paying tidy premiums to secure one of the dolls on the secondary market. Cabbage Patch Kids were one of the very first speculative toy crazes of this time period.
Incidentally, this article is not about Cabbage Patch Kids, because by 1986 the craze would fizzle. This article is instead about a pop culture phenomenon giving birth to the rise of another pop culture phenomenon. Since the Cabbage Patch Kids craze lasted from roughly 1983 to 1986, other companies sought to cash in and even p arody the craze. The Topps Company was a trading card manufacturer who had a hit with Wacky Packages trading cards, which first premiered in 1967. Wacky Packages trading cards featured hilarious parodies of consumer products. Cartoonist and Topps Company consultant Art Spiegelman, who created Wacky Packages and is credited with their success, came up with a new idea: a product line of peel and stick trading cards that parodied the Cabbage Patch Kid toy line.
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The result was a humorous and sometimes grotesque line of trading cards that featured a cast of characters that looked eerily similar to Cabbage Patch Kids with names like “Adam Bomb” and “Dead Ted,” who each faced some kind of unique death or comical deformity playing on the design of the original Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. The series was an instant success upon being released in 1985, and Garbage Pail Kids were soon banned from most schools. Besides being a distraction to learning, school officials also thought the designs of some of the cards were too
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inappropriate and grotesque for a school environment.
I fondly remember completing a full first series set of the cards that I unfortunately did not hold onto. Fifteen series of cards were produced over the few short years the craze lasted, and by 1988 it was already dying out. This was due in part to a horrible live-action movie that premiered in 1987 and is still to this day considered one of the worst movies ever made based on a licensed property (word to the wise: don’t watch it).
Over the years, Topps released various other trading card sets and products devoted to the Garbage Pail Kids line. Still, most of these products do not compare to the original series, and the very first series of cards is considered to be one of the most collectible. A lot of collectors have chosen to have their cards third-party graded, and top tier third-party grading companies like PSA have
started to grade and encapsulate Garbage Pail Kids. Many people who fondly remember the Garbage Pail Kids craze are surprised to learn that some of the early cards, especially if graded by a company like PSA in 10 (gem mint) condition, can sell for thousands of dollars to the right buyer. This is par for the course as ‘80s pop culture is currently selling for all-time highs. That said, should you discover a collection of these cards in your former childhood bedroom or basement, just know that most opened loose cards will not grade in the coveted 9-10 grade condition required to command a premium on the secondary market.
The secondary collector’s market for Garbage Pail Kids is stable at present time but limited in scope due to the amount of collectors willing to pay a premium for these kinds of items. To use this comparison as an example, the market for vintage Star Wars toys and collectibles is much larger than that for vintage Garbage Pail Kids cards.
That said, Garbage Pail Kids do have organic collectability as anyone buying these items were not hoarding them back when they first premiered. Just know that a lot of cards were produced and the early original series are generally considered to be most collectible with few exceptions. There are some excellent collecting guides and pricing info readily available online, but be sure to check actual sold prices of the cards before attempting to value an item you have or one you are considering buying.
I have always been fascinated by how one pop culture phenomenon can spawn another and looking back at the collectability of both original Coleco Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and Garbage Pail Kids, Garbage Pail Kids, with a few exceptions, can be much more valuable than most vintage Cabbage Patch Kids! Topps still releases anniversary collectible sets of Garbage Pail Kids, and even Cabbage Patch Kids are still sold today thanks to an updated licensing agreement with Wicked Cool
Toys since Coleco went bankrupt back in 1988.
The 1980s were an incredible time to be alive. For anyone reading this who was not lucky enough to remember the 1980s, you just had to be there to
understand it. For everyone else, we have mementos like Garbage Pail Kids that remind us of our youth and what a crazy time it was! Now where did I park the DeLorean?
Shawn Surmick has been
an avid collector since the age of 12. He currently resides in his hometown of Boyertown, Pa., and is a passionate collector of antiques and collectibles. His articles focus on various topics affecting the marketplace.
Vintage Halloween Is The Focus Of Special Sale During Month Of October
The popularity of collecting and decorating with vintage Halloween items has soared in recent years, so it has become a tradition for the Haddon Heights Antiques Center to devote its October special display to this spooky holiday.
Shoppers never know what they might find among the objects in this themed display, all of which are for sale.
and skeletons, scarecrows and black cats will mix and mingle in forms of ephemera such as cardboard cut-outs, vintage
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the two organizations.
“Philippine-American War (1899-1902): Complex Symbols and Conflicting Relationships” is presented by the Independence Seaport Museum in partnership with the Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia Inc.
About Independence Seaport Museum
The Independence Seaport Museum (ISM), Museum
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founded in 1960 as the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, encourages visitors to discover Philadelphia’s river of history and world of connections. Stewards of the Olympia, a 19th-century cruiser, and the Becuna, a WWII-era submarine, ISM is home to interactive and award-winning exhibitions, one of the largest collections of historic maritime artifacts in the world and a boatbuilding workshop.
Accredited by the American Association of Museums since the 1970s, it is a premier, year-round destination adjacent to Spruce Street Harbor Park on Penn’s Landing. Visit daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To see a full schedule of programs and events, visit www. phillyseaport.org. Visit www. phillyseaport.org/admissons-hours-of-operation to learn about ticket packages and guided tour options.
Jack-o-lanterns of all shapes and sizes from 1940s pulp cardboard to 1950s and ‘60s hard plastic as well as vintage ceramic e xamples will be on sale. Ghosts and witches, vampires
books, greeting cards, treat bags and more.
Dealers at Haddon Heights are constantly on the lookout
for vintage Halloween and will continue to stock their booths and spaces with as many cute or scary examples as they can find. Fall is a wonderful time to go on an antique-hunting expedition, so set your GPS for 531 Clements Bridge Road in Barrington, N.J., and discover why, for over 30 years, so many customers have rated the Haddon Heights Antiques Center as a favorite stop. This multi-dealer shop is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours on Fridays. Call 856-546-0555 for directions or other information.
This year, the annual 50-percent off tent sale will also include a firstever storewide anniversary sale with 25-percent off all items over $50. This sale will be Columbus Day Weekend, running from Friday, Oct. 11, through Monday, Oct. 14. The tent and all buildings will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
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sterling silver, clocks, advertising, jewelry, fine china, toys, books, postcards, trains, Christmas items, pottery, linens, primitives, kitchenware, and much more.
Housed inside the antique mall is an Old Time General items, textiles, tools, books, jewelry, coins and so much more. Esther was just the second co-op in Strasburg, Pa., when she opened this antiques shop. Since then, other shops have entered the marketplace, and Strasburg is considered an antiquing destination. Their location in the heart of Lancaster County’s Amish country helps.
Store. Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall offers convenient parking for over 100 vehicles, with a spacious area for campers, trailers, and tour buses. The shop is clean, climate-controlled, brightly lit and carpeted. Shop-goers may also want invited to share in the success and shop this 25th anniversary sale. The shop is located at
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Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on Tuesday. Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and debit cards are accepted. Gift certificates, layaway, and shipping are also available. For more information, call 717-442-8805 during business hours or visit www.cackle berryfarmantiquemall.com.
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who provided organizational and curatorial guidance and coordination for the exhibition.
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“Works on view will explore Esherick’s intimate connection to the natural world and its materials, his skillful design approach and problem solving, interest in performance and the body, fascination with the natural world, enduring imaginative spirit, and even his wry sense of humor.”
“The Crafted World” will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue published by Rizzoli Electa. In addition to an essay by Zilber, this major publication includes contributions by Sarah Archer, a design and culture writer based in
Philadelphia; Colin Fanning, Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Ann Glasscock, associate curator and Decorative Arts Specialist at the Taft Museum of Art; Holly Gore, WEM’s Director of Interpretation and associate curator of Special Collections; and photography by Joshua McHugh, a renowned New York‚ based photographer who specializes in interior, architecture and design. Support for the exhibition catalogue is provided by the Decorative Arts Trust and the Furthermore Foundation.
Following its presentation in Chadds Ford at the Brandywine, “The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick” will travel to the Chazen Museum of Art
in Madison, Wis., and the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati, Ohio.
About the Wharton Esherick Museum
The Wharton Esherick Museum, located just outside of Valley Forge Park in Malvern, Pa., is the handcrafted home and studio of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), an internationally significant artist and leader of the Studio Furniture Movement. Esherick worked primarily in wood and extended his unique forms to furniture, furnishings, interiors, buildings, and more.
His motto, “If it isn’t fun, it isn’t worth doing,” is evident in the joyful expression of his work. A National Historic Landmark for Architecture, his hilltop studio/ residence has been preserved much as it was when the artist
lived and worked there. Open March through December, the Wharton Esherick Museum is experienced through guided tours that must be reserved in advance. Visit www.whartonesherickmuseum.org to make reservations and learn more about upcoming tours and programs.
About the Brandywine Museum of Art
The Brandywine Museum of Art features an outstanding collection of American art housed in a 19th-century mill building with a dramatic steel and glass addition overlooking the banks of the Brandywine Creek. The museum is located on Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pa. Current admission rates and hours of operation can be found at www. brandywine.org/hours.
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PREVIEW: TUESDAY, OCT 15, 2024, 10 - 5 PM & WEDNESDAY, OCT 16, 2024, 10-4 PM DOORS WILL OPEN AT 9 AM ON THE DAY OF THE SALE
CATHEDRAL
HIGHLIGHTS: Folk Art Game Board, Folk Art Gaming Wheel, Transferware, Paint Decorated Boxes, Early B&W Lebanon PA Photographs, Pennsylvania Redware, Left-Handed Russell Henry, Very Good Collection Of Lester Breininger, Ned Foltz, Turtle Creek, Roseville Art Pottery, Van Briggle, Country Store Display Cabinet, Early Tin Toys, Extremely Fine French Jumeau Doll Automaton & A Few Black Americana Automaton’s. Reverse Painted Lamp, Early Music Box, Several Good Sets Of Sterling Silver Flatware, Collection Of Jeff White Redware, Early Hand Spun Cotton Santa Figurines, Ephemera, Nice Selection Of Blue Decorated Stoneware, Lehnware, Very Good Early Coverlet & Lladro. Furniture To Include: Rare Oak Early 1900s Winchester Gun Store Display, Oak Ice Box, Several Pieces Of Paint Decorated Folk Art Furniture By Stacks of Hershey, Very Good Victorian Hall Mirror, 18th C. Country Chippendale Chest Of Drawers, Dutch Cupboard, 18th C. Slant Front Pennsylvania Desk, Several PA Blanket Chests, Nice Selection Of Medical Equipment, Carved Chinese Chest, 1900s Bookcase, Carved 1920s Buffet Table & Chairs & Early Oil Paintings. Jewelry To Include: Approx. 50 Lots Of Gold, Sterling Silver, Tiffany & Company, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air King Watch, Pair Of Diamond Stud Earrings, 18KT Diamond Flower Earrings, Platinum 18KT Yellow Diamond Ring, Diamond & Emerald Ring, 18KT Snake Ring W/ Diamonds, Emeralds & Rubies. Coins To Include: Approx. 1000 Troy Ounces Of Silver, 35 Gold Coins To Include American, Foreign And Some Graded.
ALL SELLING NO RESERVE!
ONLINE AUCTION: SAT., OCT 12, 2024 @ 1PM
PREVIEW: WED., OCT 9, 2024 FROM 1-5PM
MILESTONE AUCTIONS
FIREARMS AUCTION
We are offering a vast array of sporting shotguns and rifles from all the major makers to include Winchester, AH Fox, Remington, Browning, Parker Brothers, Ithaca, Marlin, etc.
A vast offering of military weapons dating from the rev war through Vietnam including European and Nazi arms along with numerous Colt 1911-A1’s, Lugers, Sauer, Walther, Radom’s, Japanese, Rock Island, Soviet STS, and loaded with Civil War weapons of all makes, etc.
Numerous American handguns to include engraved Colts, Smith & Wesson, Remington, and others. Western era highlights include Merwin & Hulbert, Colt Burgess, Henry Rifle, 1886 Winchester, 1873 and much more. There is some great cutlery the likes of Randall, early Bowie Knive, custom knives, case & much more!
A spectacular two-day auction with numerous museum quality items.
